US20120260287A1 - Personalized user interface for audio video display device such as tv - Google Patents
Personalized user interface for audio video display device such as tv Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US20120260287A1 US20120260287A1 US13/155,542 US201113155542A US2012260287A1 US 20120260287 A1 US20120260287 A1 US 20120260287A1 US 201113155542 A US201113155542 A US 201113155542A US 2012260287 A1 US2012260287 A1 US 2012260287A1
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- avdd
- profile
- viewer
- processor
- settings
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
- H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
- H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
- H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
- H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
- H04N21/4314—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/017—Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
- G06F3/0484—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
- G06F3/04842—Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
- G06F3/0484—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
- G06F3/0485—Scrolling or panning
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
- H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
- H04N21/47—End-user applications
- H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
Definitions
- the present application relates generally to user interfaces (UI) for audio video display devices (AVDD) such as televisions (TVs).
- UI user interfaces
- AVDD audio video display devices
- TVs televisions
- AVDDs User interfaces for AVDDs that envision customization of certain settings of the AVDD according to a viewer profile typically require a viewer to navigate through a cumbersome system of menus, type in a password or PIN, and then select which one of multiple profiles to use to establish AVDD settings. As understood herein, these types of solutions fail to offer a viewer a way to quickly and easily select a profile with minimal user interface steps, nor do they permit combining any given profile with another profile as might be desired when multiple viewers are watching the same AVDD.
- an audio video display device includes a processor, a video display, and computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to determine that a new viewer is recognized to be present in the vicinity of the AVDD.
- the new viewer is associated with a new viewer profile including at least one setting of the AVDD, and the AVDD is controlled in accordance with settings associated with an existing viewer profile.
- a recognition notification message is presented on the display.
- the notification message includes a first selection not to change AVDD settings for the new viewer, and a second selection to change settings to conform to the new viewer profile and only the new viewer profile. Responsive to receiving the first selection, the AVDD settings are not changed. In contrast, responsive to receiving the second selection, AVDD settings are changed to conform to the new viewer profile.
- the message also includes a third selection indicating that the new viewer profile is to be combined with the existing viewer profile and AVDD settings altered accordingly.
- the processor responsive to receiving the third selection, combines the new viewer profile with the existing viewer profile and alters AVDD settings accordingly.
- the processor may remove the message from the display responsive to a determination that the message has been presented for greater than a timeout period without viewer response.
- the processor combines the profiles at least in part by adding overlapping settings characteristics between the new viewer profile and the existing viewer profile to a combined profile (CP).
- a characteristic is overlapping in that it appears in both profiles.
- the profiles may also be combined by adding to the CP non-overlapping, non-conflicting settings characteristics of the new viewer profile and existing viewer profile.
- a characteristic is non-overlapping, non-conflicting in that it appears in one viewer profile and not the other viewer profile and is not mutually exclusive with a setting in the other viewer profile.
- Non-overlapping setting characteristics may be prioritized according to at least one prioritization rule.
- Non-limiting examples provide for also determining that an object is recognized near the AVDD, and responsive to object recognition an image such as a dialog box that is associated with the object is presented.
- an audio video display device includes a processor, a video display, and computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to, responsive to a determination that a new viewer is recognized by the processor, present on the display a notification message naming the new viewer so viewers of the AVDD know who the AVDD thinks it is recognizing.
- the message queries as to whether a viewer wishes to customize AVDD settings to account for the new viewer. Accordingly, the message includes a decline option and at least one accept option.
- the processor responsive to selection of the decline option, does not change any AVDD settings, whereas responsive to Selection of the accept option at least one setting of the AVDD is changed to account for the new viewer.
- a method in another aspect, includes automatically sensing, at an audio video display device (AVDD), that a new viewer having a new viewer profile accessible to the AVDD is near the AVDD. The method also includes, responsive to sensing the new viewer, presenting on the AVDD a dialog message indicating that the new viewer has been recognized and allowing the new viewer to customize AVDD settings by selecting to implement the new viewer profile, or by combining the new viewer profile with a currently-active profile to create a combined profile (CP), or by ignoring the new viewer altogether.
- AVDD audio video display device
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a non-limiting example system in accordance with present principles
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of an example remote control (RC) that may be used to control the graphical user interfaces (GUI) described herein, schematically showing the processor and wireless transceiver;
- RC remote control
- GUI graphical user interfaces
- FIG. 3 is a screen shot of a nine panel GUI in a coarse mode suitable for gesture control
- FIG. 4 is a screen shot of a nine panel GUI in a fine mode suitable for RC control
- FIG. 5 is a non-limiting flow chart of example recognition notification logic according to present principles
- FIG. 6 is a screen shot of an example notification message
- FIG. 7 is a non-limiting flow chart showing example profile combination logic
- FIG. 8 is a non-limiting flow chart showing example object recognition and corresponding image presentation logic.
- a system 10 includes an audio video display device (AVDD) 12 such as a TV including a TV tuner 16 communicating with a TV processor 18 accessing a tangible computer readable storage medium 20 such as disk-based or solid state storage.
- the AVDD 12 can output audio on one or more speakers 22 .
- the AVDD 12 can receive streaming video from the Internet using a built-in wired or wireless modem 24 communicating with the processor 12 which may execute a software-implemented browser 26 .
- Video is presented under control of the TV processor 18 on a TV display 28 such as but not limited to a high definition TV (HDTV) flat panel display, and may be a touch screen display.
- HDTV high definition TV
- a remote control (RC) 30 may be wirelessly received from a remote control (RC) 30 using, e.g., rf or infrared.
- Audio-video display devices other than a TV may be used, e.g., smart phones, game consoles, personal digital organizers, notebook computers and other types of computers, etc.
- TV programming from one or more terrestrial TV broadcast sources 32 as received by a terrestrial broadcast antenna 34 which communicates with the AVDD 12 may be presented on the display 28 and speakers 22 .
- the terrestrial broadcast programming may conform to digital ATSC standards and may carry within it a terrestrial broadcast EPG, although the terrestrial broadcast EPG may be received from alternate sources, e.g., the Internet via Ethernet, or cable communication link, or satellite communication link.
- TV programming from a cable TV head end 36 may also be received at the TV for presentation of TV signals on the display 28 and speakers 22 .
- the cable from the wall typically carries TV signals in QAM or NTSC format and is plugged directly into the “F-type connector” 38 on the TV chassis in the U.S., although the connector used for this purpose in other countries may vary.
- the signals from the head end 36 are typically sent through a STB 40 which may be separate from or integrated within the TV chassis but in any case which sends HDMI baseband signals to the TV.
- Other types of connections may be used, e.g., MOCA, USB, 1394 protocols, DLNA.
- HDMI baseband signals transmitted from a satellite source 42 of TV broadcast signals received by an integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) 44 associated with a home satellite dish may be input to the AVDD 12 for presentation on the display 28 and speakers 22 .
- streaming video may be received from the Internet 46 for presentation on the display 28 and speakers 22 .
- the streaming video may be received at the computer modem 24 or it may be received at an in-home modem 48 that is external to the AVDD 12 and conveyed to the AVDD 12 over a wired or wireless Ethernet link and received at an RJ45 or 802.11x antenna on the TV chassis.
- a video camera 50 which may be integrated in the chassis if desired or mounted separately and electrically connected thereto, may be connected to the processor 16 to provide to the processor 16 video images of viewers looking at the display 28 .
- the processor 16 executes facial recognition using the video images received from the camera 50 to identify particular viewers.
- the processor 16 also stores images of viewers on the medium 20 in non-limiting embodiments for future determination of whether a viewer is recognized when compared to stored images, or whether a recently received image relates to a new, or non-recognized, viewer. If desired, the processor 16 also creates and/or associates a profile with a user and/or stored images of the user and store the profile on the medium 20 .
- a microphone 52 may also be provided on the chassis or separate therefrom and can be electrically connected to the processor 16 to provide viewer-generated voice commands to the processor 16 .
- FIG. 2 shows that an example RC 30 may include a power on key 60 that can be toggled to energize and deenergize the AVDD 12 .
- a touch-sensitive pad 62 may be provided against which a user can move his finger to correspondingly move a screen cursor on the display 28 . Tapping the pad 62 can generate a “select” signal, it being understood that point-and-click devices other than the touch sensitive pad 62 may be used.
- a back key 64 may be provided to cause the display 28 to go back a screen shot, i.e., to present the screen shot immediately prior to the one being displayed when the back signal is generated, so as to enable a user to navigate through the various GUIs shown herein.
- a home key 66 may be provided to cause the below-described “home” GUI to be presented on the display 28
- an options key 68 may be provided to allow a user to cause a list of GUI options to be presented in the display 28 .
- Volume output by the speakers 22 of the AVDD 12 can be controlled using a volume up/down rocker key 70 .
- Manipulation of a key or the pad 62 on the RC 30 causes a respective signal to be sent to an RC processor 72 in the RC 30 , which transmits the corresponding command to the AVDD 12 using a wireless transceiver 74 such as but not limited to an infrared transceiver.
- a wireless transceiver 74 such as but not limited to an infrared transceiver.
- four arrow keys may be arranged on the RC 30 to move a cursor up, down, left, and right on the display 28 .
- channel up/down keys may be provided as well as a microphone for voice input.
- a full QWERTY keyboard or keypad may be provided if desired.
- the touch pad 62 may be provided with a buzzer or other device to generate tactile feedback to the user.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example home GUI that may be presented on the display 28 of the AVDD 12 .
- nine information panels arranged as shown in three rows of three panels each present visual content.
- the panels shown in FIG. 3 are of equal size with each other and are rectangular as shown.
- the top left panel 76 of the GUI always shows the currently selected video content, typically either televised content from a selected TV channel or streaming video from a selected website.
- Information pertaining to available video content is presented in the other eight panels. This information typically includes a photograph or other image, a content source logo indicating the source of the content represented by the panel, and text typically describing the title of the content and other information.
- a numeral may be provided next to each panel, so that the panels may be numbered onscreen from one to nine as shown. This facilitates a user selecting to play video content from a panel by saying the numeral associated with the panel.
- a genre indicator may be presented next to each panel.
- the genre indicator may be an arrow in the case of the first panel 76 indicating that the first panel 76 is presenting the currently selected video.
- the genre indicator may be a heart (as shown in FIG. 3 for panel 2 ) indicating the underlying video content has been selected by the user as a “favorite”.
- genre indicators may be presented respectively representing “history”, meaning that the content associated with the panel had been presented previously, “recommended”, meaning that the content associated with the panel is recommended by a recommendation engine executed by the AVDD processor 18 , and so on, e.g., “frequently viewed”, “promotional content”.
- a user can select to present panels associated with content of only a single genre.
- the GUI shown in FIG. 3 may present gesture hints 82 , describing in text and/or animated hand motion a gesture and its associated command that the user may make, which can be captured by the camera 50 and correlated to the respective command by the processor 18 executing image recognition software.
- gesture hints 82 describing in text and/or animated hand motion a gesture and its associated command that the user may make, which can be captured by the camera 50 and correlated to the respective command by the processor 18 executing image recognition software.
- a menu of selections may be presented as shown along the bottom of the GUI, including a “just for you” selector 84 to cause the GUI to contain panels with content personalized to a recognized user.
- a search selector 86 can be selected to cause a search for a user-input term to be executed.
- a bookmark selector 88 can be selected to bookmark the currently playing video in panel 76 or to bookmark content in a panel over which the screen cursor is positioned.
- a settings selector element 90 if selected causes a setting menus to be presented to control settings of the GUI.
- a queue selector element 92 may be presented to cause a list of enqueued programs to be presented on the display 28
- an inputs selector element 94 may be presented, selection of which causes a list of available input sources, e.g., “disk player, cable, satellite” to be presented on the display 28 .
- a recommendations selector element 96 may be presented and if selected causes a list of recommended programming to be presented on the display 28 .
- the list may be generated by a content recommendation engine such as the “Navi” engine made by Sony Corp.
- a “what's on” selector element 98 may be provided and if selected causes a list of current and future programs such as an electronic program guide (EPG) to he presented on the display 28 . Indeed, an EPG may be presented in one of the panels shown in FIG. 3 .
- EPG electronic program guide
- the currently selected video content is always presented in the upper left panel 76 of the GUI.
- video content from the source associated with the selected panel automatically replaces the video content which was presented in the upper left panel 76 prior to receiving the new select signal.
- the upper left panel 76 remains unmoving as the other panels move on and off the display 28 as they are replaced by previously hidden content panels, with the upper left panel 76 always showing the currently selected video program.
- FIG. 3 The panel layout shown in FIG. 3 is somewhat coarse in that a visible border space 100 of many pixels width exists between adjacent panels as shown. Such a coarse representation facilitates control using gestures, although navigation by voice and by use of the RC 30 is always preferably enabled regardless of whether the GUI is in the coarse or fine view.
- FIG. 4 shows that if the user selects the fine view, the border space 100 disappears between adjacent panels, a view more suitable for RC control than gesture control although as stated above all three modes of command input (RC, voice, and gesture) remain enabled simultaneously with each other if desired.
- Transition between the two views of FIGS. 3 and 4 may be effected by an appropriate hand gesture (e.g., a vertical motion of the hand) or by an appropriate voice command (e.g., “fine” or “coarse”), or by selecting, using the RC 30 , “fine” or “course” from a settings menu accessed by selecting the settings selector element 90 or by pressing a key on the RC 30 or by simply grasping the RC, which is detected by the camera 50 and inferred by the processor 18 to correlate to a command to move to the “fine” screen of FIG. 4 .
- the larger panels in the fine mode of FIG. 4 can be used to present more information than is presented in the panels of FIG. 3 .
- the GUI shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 may be removed from the screen and the currently playing video presented on the full display 28 by, e.g., toggling the home key on the RC 30 .
- Voice command input may be enabled by voicing a phrase such as “hello TV”, which is detected by the microphone 52 and using voice recognition software correlated by the processor 18 to a command to enable voice commands. Voice input may also be enabled using the RC 30 to select the “search” selector element 86 .
- an icon such as an image of a microphone 102 can be presented on the display 28 .
- Gesture command input may be enabled by waving the hand, which is detected by the camera 50 and using image recognition software correlated by the processor 18 to a command to enable gesture commands.
- an icon such as an image of a hand 104 can be presented on the display 28 .
- Non-limiting examples of corresponding RC, voice, and gesture commands that accomplish the same tasks are:
- FIG. 5 shows example viewer recognition notification logic. While logic is illustrated herein using flow charts for convenience, it is to be understood that equivalent state logic may be used.
- a new viewer when a new viewer is recognized by, e.g., facial recognition of an image received from the camera 50 or by biometric means input by means of, e.g., a fingerprint reader on the RC 30 or by voice print recognition of signals received by the microphone 52 , etc. the logic moves to block 112 to present a recognition notification message on the display 28 .
- viewers may initially input their recognition characteristics during system set up following menu prompts, along with their preferences, which become their “profile” with associated AVDD settings.
- multiple viewers may each have their own respective profile which defines settings of the AVDD, such as but not limited to audio settings such as volume, bass, treble, display settings such as brightness and contrast, favorites or other content that may be represented by content panels in FIG. 3 , command input mode (voice, gesture, or RC), etc.
- new viewer is meant a viewer who is not associated with a profile that is currently being used to determine settings of the AVDD.
- Decision diamond 114 indicates that if the notification message has been presented for greater than a timeout period, e.g., thirty seconds or sixth seconds, without response the logic ends at block 116 without taking further action. Similarly, if a viewer response is received to the message using, e.g., the RC 30 to select a “no thanks” option at decision diamond 118 , the logic also ends at state 116 without further action. Thus, the “no thanks” option gives the viewer the opportunity not to change TV settings for a newly recognized viewer if so desired, and instead maintain the current settings.
- a timeout period e.g., thirty seconds or sixth seconds
- the logic moves to decision diamond 120 , used for exposition purposes to branch to block 122 if a viewer has selected to change settings to those of the individual new viewer profile or to branch to block 124 if a viewer has selected to change settings to a combination of those of the individual new viewer profile and those which are currently implemented by the AVDD 12 . More specifically, if a viewer has chosen to alter AVDD settings to match the settings implicated by the profile of the new viewer, the AVDD settings are so altered at block 122 . In contrast, if a viewer has chosen to alter AVDD settings to combine profile settings of the newly recognized viewer with the settings currently being used, the logic combines the profiles or settings at block 124 . FIG. 7 shows example logic for doing this.
- FIG. 6 shows an example recognition notification message 126 that can be presented unobtrusively on the display 28 as shown.
- the message 126 preferably is kept simple, naming the newly recognized viewer as shown so viewers know who the AVDD thinks it is recognizing and giving a viewer only a few selections based on the recognition event of the new viewer. Specifically, in the embodiment shown the viewer may be queried as to whether the viewer wishes to customize the AVDD settings to account for the new viewer.
- the viewer may decline (by selecting “no thanks” in the example GUI shown), or may “change to me”, meaning change to the settings defined by the profile of the viewer named in the message 126 , or change to combined settings as discussed above and explicated further below.
- “no thanks” the newly recognized viewer may thereafter be ignored by the AVDD 12 and the message 126 not presented when the newly recognized viewer is again recognized until the AVDD is deenergized and then reenergized, which resets the AVDD to not ignore recognizing the same viewer.
- Other GUIs may be presented to affirmatively allow viewers to choose when the notifications 126 are displayed, including setting the AVDD to ignore a specific viewer for the current viewing session, so that the notification 126 can be conditionally suppressed depending on which viewer is recognized.
- the AVDD viewer is allowed to quickly and easily decide how he wishes to personalize his experience on the AVDD. Rather than navigating through complicated menu systems, the dialog message 126 brings the available choices up to the viewer, so that the viewer can quickly modify his user experience with little effort.
- FIG. 7 shows example profile combination logic.
- any overlapping settings characteristics between the profile of the new viewer who is the subject of the message 126 and the profile currently being used to define the AVDD settings (“existing viewer profile”) are added to a previously empty combined profile (CP).
- overlapping is meant settings that agree with each other, so that, for example, if channel A is a favorite of both the new viewer and the existing viewer whose profile currently defines the AVDD settings, channel A is indicated in the CP as being a favorite.
- both viewers prefer the same audio and video settings those settings are added to the CP.
- any non-overlapping settings features of the new viewer's profile and existing viewer's profile are added to the CP. This means that, for example, if the new viewer has a volume preference but the existing viewer does not, the volume setting of the new viewer's profile is added to the CP. Likewise, if the new viewer has a favorite channel that is not on the favorites list of the existing viewer, both viewers' favorites are added to a favorites list in the CP.
- the logic may flow to block 132 to give priority to the settings of the new viewer.
- the first content panel in FIG. 3 can represent the new viewer's favorite channel while the second content panel may represent the existing viewer's favorite channel.
- Other heuristics for prioritizing settings may be used.
- the CP contains no setting that is mutually inconsistent with those of the other profile. Instead, default settings are added to the CP. Thus, for example, if one viewer profile requires a loud volume setting and the other profile requires a low volume setting, neither setting is added to the CP and the CP instead employs a default volume setting.
- the logic of FIG. 8 may be used to tailor presentation based on objects in the location at which the AVDD 12 is disposed. If no object is recognized at decision diamond 136 the logic ends at state 138 , but otherwise proceeds to block 140 to determine the identity of the recognized object by entering a remote or local database of object IDs and then using the ID as entering argument to a remote or local database correlating object IDs to images or messages or advertisements and the like. The image, etc. corresponding to the object ID is presented at block 142 on the display 28 .
- object recognition can be used to display momentary dialog boxes or other images for other purposes than customizing the user interface. For instance, if a child's toy is recognized by the AVDD, the AVDD might periodically display an actionable dialog box promotion for related or competitor toys, depending on the advertisement model.
- the user interface of the AVDD can display a momentary message with a few simple action buttons.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
- Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
- Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
Abstract
When a viewer is automatically recognized by an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV using, e.g., a camera, a dialog message is presented on the AVDD indicating that the viewer has been recognized and allowing the viewer to customize AVDD settings by selecting to implement the new viewer's profile, or by combining the new viewer profile with the currently-active profile to create a shared profile, or by ignoring the new viewer altogether.
Description
- This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/473,098, filed Apr. 7, 2011.
- The present application relates generally to user interfaces (UI) for audio video display devices (AVDD) such as televisions (TVs).
- User interfaces for AVDDs that envision customization of certain settings of the AVDD according to a viewer profile typically require a viewer to navigate through a cumbersome system of menus, type in a password or PIN, and then select which one of multiple profiles to use to establish AVDD settings. As understood herein, these types of solutions fail to offer a viewer a way to quickly and easily select a profile with minimal user interface steps, nor do they permit combining any given profile with another profile as might be desired when multiple viewers are watching the same AVDD.
- According to principles set forth further below, an audio video display device (AVDD) includes a processor, a video display, and computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to determine that a new viewer is recognized to be present in the vicinity of the AVDD. The new viewer is associated with a new viewer profile including at least one setting of the AVDD, and the AVDD is controlled in accordance with settings associated with an existing viewer profile. Responsive to determining that the new viewer is recognized, a recognition notification message is presented on the display. The notification message includes a first selection not to change AVDD settings for the new viewer, and a second selection to change settings to conform to the new viewer profile and only the new viewer profile. Responsive to receiving the first selection, the AVDD settings are not changed. In contrast, responsive to receiving the second selection, AVDD settings are changed to conform to the new viewer profile.
- In example embodiments the message also includes a third selection indicating that the new viewer profile is to be combined with the existing viewer profile and AVDD settings altered accordingly. The processor, responsive to receiving the third selection, combines the new viewer profile with the existing viewer profile and alters AVDD settings accordingly. The processor may remove the message from the display responsive to a determination that the message has been presented for greater than a timeout period without viewer response.
- In some implementations the processor combines the profiles at least in part by adding overlapping settings characteristics between the new viewer profile and the existing viewer profile to a combined profile (CP). A characteristic is overlapping in that it appears in both profiles. The profiles may also be combined by adding to the CP non-overlapping, non-conflicting settings characteristics of the new viewer profile and existing viewer profile. A characteristic is non-overlapping, non-conflicting in that it appears in one viewer profile and not the other viewer profile and is not mutually exclusive with a setting in the other viewer profile. Non-overlapping setting characteristics may be prioritized according to at least one prioritization rule.
- In contrast, responsive to a determination that a setting of a corresponding characteristic in the new viewer profile conflicts with a setting defined by the existing viewer profile, neither profile is used to establish the setting. Instead, a default setting is established.
- Non-limiting examples provide for also determining that an object is recognized near the AVDD, and responsive to object recognition an image such as a dialog box that is associated with the object is presented.
- In another aspect, an audio video display device (AVDD) includes a processor, a video display, and computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to, responsive to a determination that a new viewer is recognized by the processor, present on the display a notification message naming the new viewer so viewers of the AVDD know who the AVDD thinks it is recognizing. The message queries as to whether a viewer wishes to customize AVDD settings to account for the new viewer. Accordingly, the message includes a decline option and at least one accept option. The processor, responsive to selection of the decline option, does not change any AVDD settings, whereas responsive to Selection of the accept option at least one setting of the AVDD is changed to account for the new viewer.
- In another aspect, a method includes automatically sensing, at an audio video display device (AVDD), that a new viewer having a new viewer profile accessible to the AVDD is near the AVDD. The method also includes, responsive to sensing the new viewer, presenting on the AVDD a dialog message indicating that the new viewer has been recognized and allowing the new viewer to customize AVDD settings by selecting to implement the new viewer profile, or by combining the new viewer profile with a currently-active profile to create a combined profile (CP), or by ignoring the new viewer altogether.
- The details of the present invention, both as to its structure and operation, can best be understood in reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts, and in which:
-
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a non-limiting example system in accordance with present principles; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of an example remote control (RC) that may be used to control the graphical user interfaces (GUI) described herein, schematically showing the processor and wireless transceiver; -
FIG. 3 is a screen shot of a nine panel GUI in a coarse mode suitable for gesture control; -
FIG. 4 is a screen shot of a nine panel GUI in a fine mode suitable for RC control; -
FIG. 5 is a non-limiting flow chart of example recognition notification logic according to present principles; -
FIG. 6 is a screen shot of an example notification message; -
FIG. 7 is a non-limiting flow chart showing example profile combination logic; and -
FIG. 8 is a non-limiting flow chart showing example object recognition and corresponding image presentation logic. - Referring initially to the non-limiting example embodiment shown in
FIG. 1 , asystem 10 includes an audio video display device (AVDD) 12 such as a TV including aTV tuner 16 communicating with aTV processor 18 accessing a tangible computerreadable storage medium 20 such as disk-based or solid state storage. The AVDD 12 can output audio on one ormore speakers 22. The AVDD 12 can receive streaming video from the Internet using a built-in wired orwireless modem 24 communicating with theprocessor 12 which may execute a software-implementedbrowser 26. Video is presented under control of theTV processor 18 on aTV display 28 such as but not limited to a high definition TV (HDTV) flat panel display, and may be a touch screen display. User commands to theprocessor 18 may be wirelessly received from a remote control (RC) 30 using, e.g., rf or infrared. Audio-video display devices other than a TV may be used, e.g., smart phones, game consoles, personal digital organizers, notebook computers and other types of computers, etc. - TV programming from one or more terrestrial
TV broadcast sources 32 as received by aterrestrial broadcast antenna 34 which communicates with the AVDD 12 may be presented on thedisplay 28 andspeakers 22. The terrestrial broadcast programming may conform to digital ATSC standards and may carry within it a terrestrial broadcast EPG, although the terrestrial broadcast EPG may be received from alternate sources, e.g., the Internet via Ethernet, or cable communication link, or satellite communication link. - TV programming from a cable
TV head end 36 may also be received at the TV for presentation of TV signals on thedisplay 28 andspeakers 22. When basic cable only is desired, the cable from the wall typically carries TV signals in QAM or NTSC format and is plugged directly into the “F-type connector” 38 on the TV chassis in the U.S., although the connector used for this purpose in other countries may vary. In contrast, when the user has an extended cable subscription for instance, the signals from thehead end 36 are typically sent through aSTB 40 which may be separate from or integrated within the TV chassis but in any case which sends HDMI baseband signals to the TV. Other types of connections may be used, e.g., MOCA, USB, 1394 protocols, DLNA. - Similarly, HDMI baseband signals transmitted from a
satellite source 42 of TV broadcast signals received by an integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) 44 associated with a home satellite dish may be input to the AVDD 12 for presentation on thedisplay 28 andspeakers 22. Also, streaming video may be received from the Internet 46 for presentation on thedisplay 28 andspeakers 22. The streaming video may be received at thecomputer modem 24 or it may be received at an in-home modem 48 that is external to the AVDD 12 and conveyed to the AVDD 12 over a wired or wireless Ethernet link and received at an RJ45 or 802.11x antenna on the TV chassis. - Also, in some embodiments a
video camera 50, which may be integrated in the chassis if desired or mounted separately and electrically connected thereto, may be connected to theprocessor 16 to provide to theprocessor 16 video images of viewers looking at thedisplay 28. In some non-limiting embodiments, theprocessor 16 executes facial recognition using the video images received from thecamera 50 to identify particular viewers. Theprocessor 16 also stores images of viewers on themedium 20 in non-limiting embodiments for future determination of whether a viewer is recognized when compared to stored images, or whether a recently received image relates to a new, or non-recognized, viewer. If desired, theprocessor 16 also creates and/or associates a profile with a user and/or stored images of the user and store the profile on themedium 20. Amicrophone 52 may also be provided on the chassis or separate therefrom and can be electrically connected to theprocessor 16 to provide viewer-generated voice commands to theprocessor 16. -
FIG. 2 shows that an example RC 30 may include a power onkey 60 that can be toggled to energize and deenergize the AVDD 12. A touch-sensitive pad 62 may be provided against which a user can move his finger to correspondingly move a screen cursor on thedisplay 28. Tapping thepad 62 can generate a “select” signal, it being understood that point-and-click devices other than the touchsensitive pad 62 may be used. - Also, a back key 64 may be provided to cause the
display 28 to go back a screen shot, i.e., to present the screen shot immediately prior to the one being displayed when the back signal is generated, so as to enable a user to navigate through the various GUIs shown herein. Ahome key 66 may be provided to cause the below-described “home” GUI to be presented on thedisplay 28, and an options key 68 may be provided to allow a user to cause a list of GUI options to be presented in thedisplay 28. Volume output by thespeakers 22 of theAVDD 12 can be controlled using a volume up/downrocker key 70. Manipulation of a key or thepad 62 on theRC 30 causes a respective signal to be sent to anRC processor 72 in theRC 30, which transmits the corresponding command to theAVDD 12 using awireless transceiver 74 such as but not limited to an infrared transceiver. In addition, if desired four arrow keys may be arranged on theRC 30 to move a cursor up, down, left, and right on thedisplay 28. Also, channel up/down keys may be provided as well as a microphone for voice input. A full QWERTY keyboard or keypad may be provided if desired. Thetouch pad 62 may be provided with a buzzer or other device to generate tactile feedback to the user. -
FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example home GUI that may be presented on thedisplay 28 of theAVDD 12. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 , nine information panels arranged as shown in three rows of three panels each present visual content. The panels shown inFIG. 3 are of equal size with each other and are rectangular as shown. According to the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 , the topleft panel 76 of the GUI always shows the currently selected video content, typically either televised content from a selected TV channel or streaming video from a selected website. Information pertaining to available video content is presented in the other eight panels. This information typically includes a photograph or other image, a content source logo indicating the source of the content represented by the panel, and text typically describing the title of the content and other information. - As shown at 78, a numeral may be provided next to each panel, so that the panels may be numbered onscreen from one to nine as shown. This facilitates a user selecting to play video content from a panel by saying the numeral associated with the panel. Also, as shown at 80 a genre indicator may be presented next to each panel. The genre indicator may be an arrow in the case of the
first panel 76 indicating that thefirst panel 76 is presenting the currently selected video. The genre indicator may be a heart (as shown inFIG. 3 for panel 2) indicating the underlying video content has been selected by the user as a “favorite”. Other genre indicators may be presented respectively representing “history”, meaning that the content associated with the panel had been presented previously, “recommended”, meaning that the content associated with the panel is recommended by a recommendation engine executed by theAVDD processor 18, and so on, e.g., “frequently viewed”, “promotional content”. A user can select to present panels associated with content of only a single genre. - Additionally, if desired the GUI shown in
FIG. 3 may present gesture hints 82, describing in text and/or animated hand motion a gesture and its associated command that the user may make, which can be captured by thecamera 50 and correlated to the respective command by theprocessor 18 executing image recognition software. Thus, while viewer input may be afforded by making the display 28 a touch-sensitive display that a viewer can touch and thereby enter commands, present principles envision using viewer gestures in free space, i.e., gestures in which the viewer is distanced from thedisplay 28 as would typically be the case for a TV viewer, with the viewer not touching the display but making gestures that are captured by thecamera 50 and correlated to commands by theprocessor 18 executing image recognition software. - Further, a menu of selections may be presented as shown along the bottom of the GUI, including a “just for you”
selector 84 to cause the GUI to contain panels with content personalized to a recognized user. Asearch selector 86 can be selected to cause a search for a user-input term to be executed. Also, abookmark selector 88 can be selected to bookmark the currently playing video inpanel 76 or to bookmark content in a panel over which the screen cursor is positioned. - Still referring to
FIG. 3 , asettings selector element 90 if selected causes a setting menus to be presented to control settings of the GUI. Aqueue selector element 92 may be presented to cause a list of enqueued programs to be presented on thedisplay 28, and aninputs selector element 94 may be presented, selection of which causes a list of available input sources, e.g., “disk player, cable, satellite” to be presented on thedisplay 28. Arecommendations selector element 96 may be presented and if selected causes a list of recommended programming to be presented on thedisplay 28. The list may be generated by a content recommendation engine such as the “Navi” engine made by Sony Corp. A “what's on”selector element 98 may be provided and if selected causes a list of current and future programs such as an electronic program guide (EPG) to he presented on thedisplay 28. Indeed, an EPG may be presented in one of the panels shown inFIG. 3 . - In any case, as mentioned above in the example shown the currently selected video content is always presented in the upper
left panel 76 of the GUI. Should the user select another panel by using theRC 30 or by speaking the number of the panel or by the appropriate gesture captured by thecamera 50, video content from the source associated with the selected panel automatically replaces the video content which was presented in the upperleft panel 76 prior to receiving the new select signal. Indeed, should the user scroll the panels left or right to view additional content the upperleft panel 76 remains unmoving as the other panels move on and off thedisplay 28 as they are replaced by previously hidden content panels, with the upperleft panel 76 always showing the currently selected video program. - The panel layout shown in
FIG. 3 is somewhat coarse in that avisible border space 100 of many pixels width exists between adjacent panels as shown. Such a coarse representation facilitates control using gestures, although navigation by voice and by use of theRC 30 is always preferably enabled regardless of whether the GUI is in the coarse or fine view.FIG. 4 shows that if the user selects the fine view, theborder space 100 disappears between adjacent panels, a view more suitable for RC control than gesture control although as stated above all three modes of command input (RC, voice, and gesture) remain enabled simultaneously with each other if desired. - Transition between the two views of
FIGS. 3 and 4 may be effected by an appropriate hand gesture (e.g., a vertical motion of the hand) or by an appropriate voice command (e.g., “fine” or “coarse”), or by selecting, using theRC 30, “fine” or “course” from a settings menu accessed by selecting thesettings selector element 90 or by pressing a key on theRC 30 or by simply grasping the RC, which is detected by thecamera 50 and inferred by theprocessor 18 to correlate to a command to move to the “fine” screen ofFIG. 4 . The larger panels in the fine mode ofFIG. 4 can be used to present more information than is presented in the panels ofFIG. 3 . - The GUI shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 may be removed from the screen and the currently playing video presented on thefull display 28 by, e.g., toggling the home key on theRC 30. Voice command input may be enabled by voicing a phrase such as “hello TV”, which is detected by themicrophone 52 and using voice recognition software correlated by theprocessor 18 to a command to enable voice commands. Voice input may also be enabled using theRC 30 to select the “search”selector element 86. To indicate that voice commands are enabled, an icon such as an image of amicrophone 102 can be presented on thedisplay 28. Gesture command input may be enabled by waving the hand, which is detected by thecamera 50 and using image recognition software correlated by theprocessor 18 to a command to enable gesture commands. To indicate that gesture commands are enabled, an icon such as an image of ahand 104 can be presented on thedisplay 28. - Non-limiting examples of corresponding RC, voice, and gesture commands that accomplish the same tasks are:
-
RC COMMAND VOICE COMMAND GESTURE Channel up “Channel up” upward motion of hand Channel down “Channel down” downward motion of hand Volume decrease “Quieter” thumb down Volume increase “louder” thumb up -
FIG. 5 shows example viewer recognition notification logic. While logic is illustrated herein using flow charts for convenience, it is to be understood that equivalent state logic may be used. - Commencing at
block 110, when a new viewer is recognized by, e.g., facial recognition of an image received from thecamera 50 or by biometric means input by means of, e.g., a fingerprint reader on theRC 30 or by voice print recognition of signals received by themicrophone 52, etc. the logic moves to block 112 to present a recognition notification message on thedisplay 28. Note that viewers may initially input their recognition characteristics during system set up following menu prompts, along with their preferences, which become their “profile” with associated AVDD settings. Thus, multiple viewers may each have their own respective profile which defines settings of the AVDD, such as but not limited to audio settings such as volume, bass, treble, display settings such as brightness and contrast, favorites or other content that may be represented by content panels inFIG. 3 , command input mode (voice, gesture, or RC), etc. By “new viewer” is meant a viewer who is not associated with a profile that is currently being used to determine settings of the AVDD. -
Decision diamond 114 indicates that if the notification message has been presented for greater than a timeout period, e.g., thirty seconds or sixth seconds, without response the logic ends atblock 116 without taking further action. Similarly, if a viewer response is received to the message using, e.g., theRC 30 to select a “no thanks” option atdecision diamond 118, the logic also ends atstate 116 without further action. Thus, the “no thanks” option gives the viewer the opportunity not to change TV settings for a newly recognized viewer if so desired, and instead maintain the current settings. - On the other hand, if a viewer response is received within the timeout period and it is not a “no thanks” response the logic moves to
decision diamond 120, used for exposition purposes to branch to block 122 if a viewer has selected to change settings to those of the individual new viewer profile or to branch to block 124 if a viewer has selected to change settings to a combination of those of the individual new viewer profile and those which are currently implemented by theAVDD 12. More specifically, if a viewer has chosen to alter AVDD settings to match the settings implicated by the profile of the new viewer, the AVDD settings are so altered atblock 122. In contrast, if a viewer has chosen to alter AVDD settings to combine profile settings of the newly recognized viewer with the settings currently being used, the logic combines the profiles or settings atblock 124.FIG. 7 shows example logic for doing this. - Prior to discussing
FIG. 7 , however, reference is first made toFIG. 6 , which shows an examplerecognition notification message 126 that can be presented unobtrusively on thedisplay 28 as shown. Themessage 126 preferably is kept simple, naming the newly recognized viewer as shown so viewers know who the AVDD thinks it is recognizing and giving a viewer only a few selections based on the recognition event of the new viewer. Specifically, in the embodiment shown the viewer may be queried as to whether the viewer wishes to customize the AVDD settings to account for the new viewer. As discussed above the viewer may decline (by selecting “no thanks” in the example GUI shown), or may “change to me”, meaning change to the settings defined by the profile of the viewer named in themessage 126, or change to combined settings as discussed above and explicated further below. When “no thanks” is selected the newly recognized viewer may thereafter be ignored by the AVDD 12 and themessage 126 not presented when the newly recognized viewer is again recognized until the AVDD is deenergized and then reenergized, which resets the AVDD to not ignore recognizing the same viewer. In this way a viewer who may be in the room but not interested in the AVDD does not keep triggering themessage 126 when walking in and out of the room in which the AVDD is disposed. Other GUIs may be presented to affirmatively allow viewers to choose when thenotifications 126 are displayed, including setting the AVDD to ignore a specific viewer for the current viewing session, so that thenotification 126 can be conditionally suppressed depending on which viewer is recognized. - Accordingly, it may now be appreciated that by the automatic display of a notification message, the AVDD viewer is allowed to quickly and easily decide how he wishes to personalize his experience on the AVDD. Rather than navigating through complicated menu systems, the
dialog message 126 brings the available choices up to the viewer, so that the viewer can quickly modify his user experience with little effort. -
FIG. 7 shows example profile combination logic. Commencing atblock 128, any overlapping settings characteristics between the profile of the new viewer who is the subject of themessage 126 and the profile currently being used to define the AVDD settings (“existing viewer profile”) are added to a previously empty combined profile (CP). By “overlapping” is meant settings that agree with each other, so that, for example, if channel A is a favorite of both the new viewer and the existing viewer whose profile currently defines the AVDD settings, channel A is indicated in the CP as being a favorite. Likewise, if both viewers prefer the same audio and video settings, those settings are added to the CP. - Proceeding to block 130 any non-overlapping settings features of the new viewer's profile and existing viewer's profile are added to the CP. This means that, for example, if the new viewer has a volume preference but the existing viewer does not, the volume setting of the new viewer's profile is added to the CP. Likewise, if the new viewer has a favorite channel that is not on the favorites list of the existing viewer, both viewers' favorites are added to a favorites list in the CP.
- Recognizing that non-overlapping settings, while not necessarily conflicting, may still require prioritization, the logic may flow to block 132 to give priority to the settings of the new viewer. Thus, for example, the first content panel in
FIG. 3 can represent the new viewer's favorite channel while the second content panel may represent the existing viewer's favorite channel. Other heuristics for prioritizing settings may be used. - On the other hand, some settings in the new viewer's profile may conflict with settings from the existing viewer's profile and if so, the CP contains no setting that is mutually inconsistent with those of the other profile. Instead, default settings are added to the CP. Thus, for example, if one viewer profile requires a loud volume setting and the other profile requires a low volume setting, neither setting is added to the CP and the CP instead employs a default volume setting.
- When the AVDD employs object recognition, not just face recognition, the logic of
FIG. 8 may be used to tailor presentation based on objects in the location at which theAVDD 12 is disposed. If no object is recognized atdecision diamond 136 the logic ends atstate 138, but otherwise proceeds to block 140 to determine the identity of the recognized object by entering a remote or local database of object IDs and then using the ID as entering argument to a remote or local database correlating object IDs to images or messages or advertisements and the like. The image, etc. corresponding to the object ID is presented atblock 142 on thedisplay 28. - Thus, object recognition can be used to display momentary dialog boxes or other images for other purposes than customizing the user interface. For instance, if a child's toy is recognized by the AVDD, the AVDD might periodically display an actionable dialog box promotion for related or competitor toys, depending on the advertisement model. The user interface of the AVDD can display a momentary message with a few simple action buttons.
- While the particular PERSONALIZED USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV is herein shown and described in detail, it is to be understood that the subject matter which is encompassed by the present invention is limited only by the claims.
Claims (20)
1. Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:
processor;
video display; and
computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:
receive a notification message trigger;
responsive to the trigger, present a notification message on the display, the notification message including at least a first selection and a second selection,
responsive to receiving the first selection, executing first logic; and
responsive to receiving the second selection, executing second logic.
2. The AVDD of claim 1 , wherein the notification message trigger is a determination, using a face recognition algorithm on an image provided to the processor, that a new viewer is recognized to be present in the vicinity of the AVDD, the new viewer being associated with a new viewer profile including at least one setting of the AVDD, the AVDD being controlled in accordance with settings associated with an existing viewer profile, the first logic is to change AVDD settings for the new viewer, and the second logic is to change settings to conform to the new viewer profile and only the new viewer profile.
3. The AVDD of claim 2 , wherein the message also includes a third selection indicating that the new viewer profile is to be combined with the existing viewer profile and AVDD settings altered accordingly.
4. The AVDD of claim 3 , wherein the processor, responsive to receiving the third selection, combines the new viewer profile with the existing viewer profile and alters AVDD settings accordingly.
5. The AVDD of claim 2 , wherein the processor removes the message from the display responsive to a determination that the message has been presented for greater than a timeout period without viewer response.
6. The AVDD of claim 3 , wherein the processor combines the profiles at least in part by adding overlapping settings characteristics between the new viewer profile and the existing viewer profile to a combined profile (CP), a characteristic being overlapping in that it appears in both profiles.
7. The AVDD of claim 6 , wherein the processor combines the profiles at least in part by adding to the CP non-overlapping, non-conflicting settings characteristics of the new viewer profile and existing viewer profile, a characteristic being non-overlapping, non-conflicting in that it appears in one viewer profile and not the other viewer profile and is not mutually exclusive with a setting in the other viewer profile.
8. The AVDD of claim 7 , wherein non-overlapping setting characteristics are prioritized according to at least one prioritization rule.
9. The AVDD of claim 7 , wherein the processor, responsive to a determination that a setting of a corresponding characteristic in the new viewer profile conflicts with a setting defined by the existing viewer profile, uses neither profile to establish the setting and instead establishes a default setting.
10. The AVDD of claim 2 , wherein the processor, responsive to a determination that an object is recognized by the processor near the AVDD, presents on the display at least one image associated with the object.
11. Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:
processor;
video display; and
computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to:
responsive to a determination that a new viewer is recognized by the processor, present on the display a notification message naming the new viewer so viewers of the AVDD know who the AVDD thinks it is recognizing, the message querying as to whether a viewer wishes to customize AVDD settings to account for the new viewer, the message including a decline option and at least one accept option, the processor, responsive to selection of the decline option, not changing any AVDD settings, the processor, responsive to selection of the accept option, changing at least one setting of the AVDD to account for the new viewer.
12. The AVDD of claim 11 , wherein responsive to the decline option being selected the processor does not present the message on the display thereafter prior to deeenrgizing the AVDD.
13. The AVDD of claim 11 , wherein the processor removes the message from the display responsive to a determination that the message has been presented for greater than a timeout period without viewer response.
14. The AVDD of claim 11 , wherein the message also includes a combine option indicating that a profile associated with the new viewer is to be combined with an existing profile, the processor combining the profiles at least in part by adding overlapping settings characteristics between the new viewer profile and the existing viewer profile to a combined profile (CP), a characteristic being overlapping in that it appears in both profiles.
15. The AVDD of claim 14 , wherein the processor combines the profiles at least in part by adding to the CP non-overlapping, non-conflicting settings characteristics of the new viewer profile and existing viewer profile, a characteristic being non-overlapping, non-conflicting in that it appears in one viewer profile and not the other viewer profile and is not mutually exclusive with a setting in the other viewer profile.
16. The AVDD of claim 15 , wherein non-overlapping setting characteristics are prioritized according to at least one prioritization rule.
17. The AVDD of claim 15 , wherein the processor, responsive to a determination that a setting of a corresponding characteristic in the new viewer profile conflicts with a setting defined by the existing viewer profile, uses neither profile to establish the setting and instead establishes a default setting.
18. The AVDD of claim 11 , wherein the processor, responsive to a determination that an object is recognized by the processor near the AVDD, presents on the display at least one image associated with the object.
19. Method, comprising:
automatically sensing, at an audio video display device (AVDD), that a new viewer having a new viewer profile accessible to the AVDD is near the AVDD;
responsive to sensing the new viewer, presenting on the AVDD a dialog message indicating that the new viewer has been recognized and allowing the new viewer to customize AVDD settings by selecting to implement the new viewer profile, or by combining the new viewer profile with a currently-active profile to create a combined profile (CP), or by ignoring the new viewer altogether.
20. The method of claim 19 , comprising combining the profiles at least in part by adding to the CP non-overlapping, non-conflicting settings characteristics of the new viewer profile and currently-active profile.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US13/155,542 US20120260287A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | Personalized user interface for audio video display device such as tv |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US201161473098P | 2011-04-07 | 2011-04-07 | |
US13/155,542 US20120260287A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | Personalized user interface for audio video display device such as tv |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US20120260287A1 true US20120260287A1 (en) | 2012-10-11 |
Family
ID=46965840
Family Applications (20)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US13/155,569 Abandoned US20120260167A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/155,673 Abandoned US20120260284A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv personalized for multiple viewers |
US13/155,542 Abandoned US20120260287A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | Personalized user interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/155,729 Expired - Fee Related US8497942B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/155,605 Active 2031-11-01 US8819555B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/155,516 Active 2033-12-08 US8972267B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | Controlling audio video display device (AVDD) tuning using channel name |
US13/155,642 Abandoned US20120260290A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/163,923 Active 2031-11-18 US8504939B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-20 | Vertical click and drag to drill down into metadata on user interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/163,997 Expired - Fee Related US8499320B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-20 | Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV with multiple user input modes and hierarchy thereof |
US13/184,525 Abandoned US20120260173A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-16 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/184,522 Abandoned US20120260171A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-16 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/184,523 Abandoned US20120260293A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-16 | Long vertical click and drag to expand content panel into larger preview panel for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/186,806 Active 2031-11-26 US8595765B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-20 | Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/188,646 Active 2031-11-22 US8607159B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-22 | GUI for audio video display device (AVDD) with pervasive appearance but changed behavior depending on command input mode |
US13/927,183 Active US8793613B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2013-06-26 | GUI for audio video display device (AVDD) with pervasive appearance but changed behavior depending on command input mode |
US13/961,113 Active US8908097B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2013-08-07 | Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US14/324,118 Active 2032-04-17 US9955102B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2014-07-04 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US15/829,599 Active 2031-11-14 US10674107B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2017-12-01 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US16/858,449 Active US11252462B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2020-04-24 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US17/218,786 Pending US20210258629A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2021-03-31 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
Family Applications Before (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US13/155,569 Abandoned US20120260167A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/155,673 Abandoned US20120260284A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv personalized for multiple viewers |
Family Applications After (17)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US13/155,729 Expired - Fee Related US8497942B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/155,605 Active 2031-11-01 US8819555B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/155,516 Active 2033-12-08 US8972267B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | Controlling audio video display device (AVDD) tuning using channel name |
US13/155,642 Abandoned US20120260290A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-08 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/163,923 Active 2031-11-18 US8504939B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-20 | Vertical click and drag to drill down into metadata on user interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/163,997 Expired - Fee Related US8499320B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-06-20 | Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV with multiple user input modes and hierarchy thereof |
US13/184,525 Abandoned US20120260173A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-16 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/184,522 Abandoned US20120260171A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-16 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/184,523 Abandoned US20120260293A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-16 | Long vertical click and drag to expand content panel into larger preview panel for audio video display device such as tv |
US13/186,806 Active 2031-11-26 US8595765B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-20 | Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US13/188,646 Active 2031-11-22 US8607159B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2011-07-22 | GUI for audio video display device (AVDD) with pervasive appearance but changed behavior depending on command input mode |
US13/927,183 Active US8793613B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2013-06-26 | GUI for audio video display device (AVDD) with pervasive appearance but changed behavior depending on command input mode |
US13/961,113 Active US8908097B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2013-08-07 | Next generation user interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US14/324,118 Active 2032-04-17 US9955102B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2014-07-04 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US15/829,599 Active 2031-11-14 US10674107B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2017-12-01 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US16/858,449 Active US11252462B2 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2020-04-24 | User interface for audio video display device such as TV |
US17/218,786 Pending US20210258629A1 (en) | 2011-04-07 | 2021-03-31 | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (20) | US20120260167A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN102740151A (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20130147686A1 (en) * | 2011-12-12 | 2013-06-13 | John Clavin | Connecting Head Mounted Displays To External Displays And Other Communication Networks |
US8813108B2 (en) * | 2011-11-23 | 2014-08-19 | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp | Apparatus and method for providing preferred media programming |
US20150296166A1 (en) * | 2013-06-06 | 2015-10-15 | Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. | Setting method of display mode and display mode configuring system |
US20150346987A1 (en) * | 2014-05-30 | 2015-12-03 | Pixtronix, Inc. | Display mode selection according to a user profile or a hierarchy of criteria |
US11907011B2 (en) | 2018-04-09 | 2024-02-20 | Lg Electronics, Inc. | Display device |
Families Citing this family (101)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US8990689B2 (en) * | 2011-02-03 | 2015-03-24 | Sony Corporation | Training for substituting touch gestures for GUI or hardware keys to control audio video play |
US9047005B2 (en) | 2011-02-03 | 2015-06-02 | Sony Corporation | Substituting touch gestures for GUI or hardware keys to control audio video play |
US20120260167A1 (en) * | 2011-04-07 | 2012-10-11 | Sony Corporation | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
EP2521374B1 (en) * | 2011-05-03 | 2016-04-27 | LG Electronics Inc. | Image display apparatus and methods for operating the same |
US20130033644A1 (en) * | 2011-08-05 | 2013-02-07 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Electronic apparatus and method for controlling thereof |
EP3754997B1 (en) | 2011-08-05 | 2023-08-30 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Method for controlling electronic apparatus based on voice recognition and motion recognition, and electronic apparatus applying the same |
WO2013022222A2 (en) * | 2011-08-05 | 2013-02-14 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Method for controlling electronic apparatus based on motion recognition, and electronic apparatus applying the same |
US10133439B1 (en) | 2011-08-29 | 2018-11-20 | Twitter, Inc. | User interface based on viewable area of a display |
US10353566B2 (en) * | 2011-09-09 | 2019-07-16 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Semantic zoom animations |
US11792185B2 (en) | 2019-01-08 | 2023-10-17 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Systems and methods for associating services and/or devices with a voice assistant |
US11451618B2 (en) | 2014-05-15 | 2022-09-20 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Universal voice assistant |
US11700412B2 (en) | 2019-01-08 | 2023-07-11 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Universal voice assistant |
KR101322465B1 (en) * | 2011-11-17 | 2013-10-28 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Method and apparatus for taking a self camera recording |
KR102003267B1 (en) * | 2011-12-30 | 2019-10-02 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Electronic apparatus and Method for controlling electronic apparatus thereof |
US8988578B2 (en) | 2012-02-03 | 2015-03-24 | Honeywell International Inc. | Mobile computing device with improved image preview functionality |
US8788273B2 (en) * | 2012-02-15 | 2014-07-22 | Robbie Donald EDGAR | Method for quick scroll search using speech recognition |
US8584156B2 (en) | 2012-03-29 | 2013-11-12 | Sony Corporation | Method and apparatus for manipulating content channels |
US11284137B2 (en) | 2012-04-24 | 2022-03-22 | Skreens Entertainment Technologies, Inc. | Video processing systems and methods for display, selection and navigation of a combination of heterogeneous sources |
US20180316946A1 (en) * | 2012-04-24 | 2018-11-01 | Skreens Entertainment Technologies, Inc. | Video processing systems and methods for display, selection and navigation of a combination of heterogeneous sources |
US20130325466A1 (en) * | 2012-05-10 | 2013-12-05 | Clickberry, Inc. | System and method for controlling interactive video using voice |
EP2662762B1 (en) * | 2012-05-11 | 2020-01-15 | Open Text S.A. | Document manager and browser |
US20130339860A1 (en) * | 2012-06-13 | 2013-12-19 | Microsoft Corporation | Assisting users with presenting data using cinematic techniques |
US9613084B2 (en) | 2012-06-13 | 2017-04-04 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Using cinematic techniques to present data |
US9390527B2 (en) | 2012-06-13 | 2016-07-12 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Using cinematic technique taxonomies to present data |
KR20130142824A (en) * | 2012-06-20 | 2013-12-30 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Remote controller and control method thereof |
KR101392936B1 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2014-05-09 | 한국과학기술연구원 | User Customizable Interface System and Implementing Method thereof |
KR101992676B1 (en) * | 2012-07-26 | 2019-06-25 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Method and apparatus for voice recognition using video recognition |
US9819986B2 (en) | 2012-08-17 | 2017-11-14 | Flextronics Ap, Llc | Automated DLNA scanning with notification |
US20160119675A1 (en) | 2012-09-06 | 2016-04-28 | Flextronics Ap, Llc | Programming user behavior reporting |
US11368760B2 (en) | 2012-08-17 | 2022-06-21 | Flextronics Ap, Llc | Applications generating statistics for user behavior |
WO2014028072A1 (en) | 2012-08-17 | 2014-02-20 | Flextronics Ap, Llc | Interactive channel navigation and switching |
US9591339B1 (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2017-03-07 | Apple Inc. | Agnostic media delivery system |
JP2014109889A (en) * | 2012-11-30 | 2014-06-12 | Toshiba Corp | Content retrieval device, content retrieval method and control program |
US10051329B2 (en) * | 2012-12-10 | 2018-08-14 | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | Apparatus, systems, and methods for selecting and presenting information about program content |
US9774917B1 (en) | 2012-12-10 | 2017-09-26 | Apple Inc. | Channel bar user interface |
US10200761B1 (en) | 2012-12-13 | 2019-02-05 | Apple Inc. | TV side bar user interface |
US9532111B1 (en) | 2012-12-18 | 2016-12-27 | Apple Inc. | Devices and method for providing remote control hints on a display |
US10521188B1 (en) | 2012-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | Apple Inc. | Multi-user TV user interface |
KR20140089847A (en) * | 2013-01-07 | 2014-07-16 | 삼성전자주식회사 | electronic apparatus and control method thereof |
US9165566B2 (en) | 2013-01-24 | 2015-10-20 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc | Indefinite speech inputs |
US9159116B2 (en) * | 2013-02-13 | 2015-10-13 | Google Inc. | Adaptive screen interfaces based on viewing distance |
US20140253814A1 (en) * | 2013-03-11 | 2014-09-11 | Sony Corporation | Managing Extra Space on Ultra High Definition Display Presenting High Definition Visual Content |
JP5862587B2 (en) * | 2013-03-25 | 2016-02-16 | コニカミノルタ株式会社 | Gesture discrimination device, gesture discrimination method, and computer program |
JP6102588B2 (en) * | 2013-07-10 | 2017-03-29 | ソニー株式会社 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program |
USD731522S1 (en) * | 2013-08-09 | 2015-06-09 | Microsoft Corporation | Display screen with graphical user interface |
US11199906B1 (en) | 2013-09-04 | 2021-12-14 | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | Global user input management |
KR20150031384A (en) * | 2013-09-13 | 2015-03-24 | 현대자동차주식회사 | System of customized interface and operating method thereof |
EP2869580A1 (en) * | 2013-11-05 | 2015-05-06 | Intae Kim | Method and system for providing a program suggestion to a user of a television |
US20150139483A1 (en) * | 2013-11-15 | 2015-05-21 | David Shen | Interactive Controls For Operating Devices and Systems |
DE102014202490A1 (en) * | 2014-02-12 | 2015-08-13 | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | Apparatus and method for signaling a successful gesture input |
US11445011B2 (en) | 2014-05-15 | 2022-09-13 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Universal voice assistant |
CN104020972B (en) * | 2014-05-15 | 2017-07-14 | 小米科技有限责任公司 | Background display methods, device and electronic equipment |
KR102608294B1 (en) | 2014-06-24 | 2023-11-30 | 애플 인크. | Input device and user interface interactions |
US10650052B2 (en) | 2014-06-24 | 2020-05-12 | Apple Inc. | Column interface for navigating in a user interface |
US10433012B2 (en) * | 2014-07-08 | 2019-10-01 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Electronic device and content providing method thereof |
US20160054905A1 (en) * | 2014-08-21 | 2016-02-25 | Opentv Inc. | Systems and methods for enabling selection of available content including multiple navigation techniques |
CN105589618B (en) * | 2014-11-14 | 2020-05-26 | 联想(北京)有限公司 | Desktop sorting method and terminal |
KR102246556B1 (en) * | 2014-12-02 | 2021-04-30 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Multimedia device and method for controlling the same |
JP6426025B2 (en) * | 2015-02-20 | 2018-11-21 | クラリオン株式会社 | Information processing device |
SE1550457A1 (en) * | 2015-04-16 | 2016-09-06 | Adtoox Ab | Method and device for rendering video content and an image on a display |
EP3308299A1 (en) | 2015-06-11 | 2018-04-18 | Google LLC | Methods, systems, and media for aggregating and presenting content relevant to a particular video game |
CN105159578A (en) * | 2015-08-24 | 2015-12-16 | 小米科技有限责任公司 | Video display mode switching method and apparatus |
US10097896B2 (en) | 2015-12-01 | 2018-10-09 | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | Recommend future video recordings for users from audiovisual content |
US9986285B2 (en) | 2015-12-01 | 2018-05-29 | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | Set future video recordings from audiovisual content |
CN105700869B (en) * | 2015-12-30 | 2021-11-16 | 联想(北京)有限公司 | Control method, information processing method, related device and electronic equipment |
US9872072B2 (en) * | 2016-03-21 | 2018-01-16 | Google Llc | Systems and methods for identifying non-canonical sessions |
JP6789668B2 (en) * | 2016-05-18 | 2020-11-25 | ソニーモバイルコミュニケーションズ株式会社 | Information processing equipment, information processing system, information processing method |
DK201670581A1 (en) | 2016-06-12 | 2018-01-08 | Apple Inc | Device-level authorization for viewing content |
DK201670582A1 (en) | 2016-06-12 | 2018-01-02 | Apple Inc | Identifying applications on which content is available |
CN106412699A (en) * | 2016-10-09 | 2017-02-15 | 腾讯科技(北京)有限公司 | Media file pushing method and device |
US11966560B2 (en) | 2016-10-26 | 2024-04-23 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for browsing content from multiple content applications on an electronic device |
KR102614697B1 (en) * | 2016-12-08 | 2023-12-18 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Display apparatus and method for acquiring channel information of a display apparatus |
US10362361B2 (en) * | 2017-06-20 | 2019-07-23 | Rovi Guides, Inc. | Systems and methods for dynamic inclusion and exclusion of a video from a media guidance interface |
CN107835450B (en) * | 2017-10-26 | 2020-12-08 | 深圳市雷鸟网络传媒有限公司 | Focus display method, display device, and computer-readable storage medium |
KR102041965B1 (en) * | 2017-12-26 | 2019-11-27 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Display device mounted on vehicle |
US11135003B2 (en) * | 2018-07-13 | 2021-10-05 | Avent, Inc. | System and method for independent or simultaneous control of multiple radiofrequency probes during an ablation procedure |
CN109451256A (en) * | 2018-10-29 | 2019-03-08 | 四川文轩教育科技有限公司 | A kind of network intelligence TV based on artificial intelligence |
EP3896985A4 (en) * | 2018-12-11 | 2022-01-05 | Sony Group Corporation | Reception device and control method |
KR20200085970A (en) * | 2019-01-07 | 2020-07-16 | 현대자동차주식회사 | Vehcle and control method thereof |
US11665757B2 (en) | 2019-01-08 | 2023-05-30 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Universal audio device pairing assistant |
US11776539B2 (en) | 2019-01-08 | 2023-10-03 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Voice assistant with sound metering capabilities |
US10939975B2 (en) | 2019-03-06 | 2021-03-09 | O&M Halyard, Inc. | Disposable gasket-filter assembly with seal integrity indication for sterilization container with slidable lock handles |
US11683565B2 (en) | 2019-03-24 | 2023-06-20 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for interacting with channels that provide content that plays in a media browsing application |
EP3928228A1 (en) | 2019-03-24 | 2021-12-29 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for a media browsing application |
CN113940088A (en) | 2019-03-24 | 2022-01-14 | 苹果公司 | User interface for viewing and accessing content on an electronic device |
CN114115676A (en) | 2019-03-24 | 2022-03-01 | 苹果公司 | User interface including selectable representations of content items |
US11331152B2 (en) | 2019-05-20 | 2022-05-17 | Avent, Inc. | System and method for an improved graphical user interface that provides independent control of multiple radiofrequency probes during an ablation procedure |
US11737819B2 (en) | 2019-05-20 | 2023-08-29 | Avent, Inc. | System and method for a graphical user interface that provides improved control and visualization for an ablation procedure |
US11797606B2 (en) | 2019-05-31 | 2023-10-24 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for a podcast browsing and playback application |
US11863837B2 (en) | 2019-05-31 | 2024-01-02 | Apple Inc. | Notification of augmented reality content on an electronic device |
EP4066069A4 (en) * | 2020-01-02 | 2023-02-01 | Universal Electronics Inc. | Universal voice assistant |
US11843838B2 (en) | 2020-03-24 | 2023-12-12 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for accessing episodes of a content series |
US11356740B2 (en) * | 2020-05-19 | 2022-06-07 | Hulu, LLC | Modular user interface for video delivery system |
US11899895B2 (en) | 2020-06-21 | 2024-02-13 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for setting up an electronic device |
IT202000021184A1 (en) * | 2020-09-09 | 2022-03-09 | Eugenio PISANI | WEB VIDEO PLAYER OF 360 DEGREE PANORAMIC VIDEOS WITH OVERLAYING INTERACTIVE OBJECTS DURING PLAYBACK. |
CN112035698B (en) * | 2020-09-11 | 2022-02-25 | 北京字跳网络技术有限公司 | Audio audition method, device and storage medium |
WO2022061293A1 (en) * | 2020-09-21 | 2022-03-24 | VIDAA USA, Inc. | Display apparatus and signal transmission method for display apparatus |
US11720229B2 (en) | 2020-12-07 | 2023-08-08 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for browsing and presenting content |
US11934640B2 (en) | 2021-01-29 | 2024-03-19 | Apple Inc. | User interfaces for record labels |
US11550445B1 (en) | 2021-07-06 | 2023-01-10 | Raytheon Company | Software safety-locked controls to prevent inadvertent selection of user interface elements |
US11778261B2 (en) * | 2021-09-14 | 2023-10-03 | Sony Group Corporation | Electronic content glossary |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20090232354A1 (en) * | 2008-03-11 | 2009-09-17 | Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab | Advertisement insertion systems and methods for digital cameras based on object recognition |
US20110022477A1 (en) * | 2009-07-24 | 2011-01-27 | Microsoft Corporation | Behavior-based user detection |
Family Cites Families (210)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4887212A (en) * | 1986-10-29 | 1989-12-12 | International Business Machines Corporation | Parser for natural language text |
JPH05153515A (en) * | 1991-12-02 | 1993-06-18 | Sony Corp | Television receiver and its tuning device |
US5386494A (en) * | 1991-12-06 | 1995-01-31 | Apple Computer, Inc. | Method and apparatus for controlling a speech recognition function using a cursor control device |
CA2091658A1 (en) * | 1993-03-15 | 1994-09-16 | Matthew Lennig | Method and apparatus for automation of directory assistance using speech recognition |
US5583560A (en) * | 1993-06-22 | 1996-12-10 | Apple Computer, Inc. | Method and apparatus for audio-visual interface for the selective display of listing information on a display |
US5936610A (en) * | 1993-07-27 | 1999-08-10 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Control device for image input apparatus |
US6081782A (en) * | 1993-12-29 | 2000-06-27 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Voice command control and verification system |
US5577164A (en) * | 1994-01-28 | 1996-11-19 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Incorrect voice command recognition prevention and recovery processing method and apparatus |
US5692225A (en) * | 1994-08-30 | 1997-11-25 | Eastman Kodak Company | Voice recognition of recorded messages for photographic printers |
US5758257A (en) * | 1994-11-29 | 1998-05-26 | Herz; Frederick | System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles |
US6008803A (en) * | 1994-11-29 | 1999-12-28 | Microsoft Corporation | System for displaying programming information |
US5774859A (en) * | 1995-01-03 | 1998-06-30 | Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | Information system having a speech interface |
US5861906A (en) * | 1995-05-05 | 1999-01-19 | Microsoft Corporation | Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences |
US5544654A (en) * | 1995-06-06 | 1996-08-13 | Acuson Corporation | Voice control of a medical ultrasound scanning machine |
US6073101A (en) * | 1996-02-02 | 2000-06-06 | International Business Machines Corporation | Text independent speaker recognition for transparent command ambiguity resolution and continuous access control |
US5920841A (en) * | 1996-07-01 | 1999-07-06 | International Business Machines Corporation | Speech supported navigation of a pointer in a graphical user interface |
AU3908297A (en) * | 1996-08-06 | 1998-02-25 | Starsight Telecast Incorporated | Electronic program guide with interactive areas |
US6279017B1 (en) * | 1996-08-07 | 2001-08-21 | Randall C. Walker | Method and apparatus for displaying text based upon attributes found within the text |
US6191781B1 (en) * | 1996-08-14 | 2001-02-20 | Samsung Electronics, Ltd. | Television graphical user interface that combines electronic program guide with graphical channel changer |
US6101472A (en) * | 1997-04-16 | 2000-08-08 | International Business Machines Corporation | Data processing system and method for navigating a network using a voice command |
KR100233410B1 (en) * | 1997-06-24 | 1999-12-01 | 윤종용 | Method for updating electronic program guide information and device thereof in a disital tv receiver |
CN1555191A (en) * | 1997-07-21 | 2004-12-15 | E�ǵ¹�˾ | Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interfaces |
US6507951B1 (en) * | 1998-01-05 | 2003-01-14 | Amiga Development Llc | System for time-shifting events in a multi-channel convergence system |
US6201540B1 (en) * | 1998-01-07 | 2001-03-13 | Microsoft Corporation | Graphical interface components for in-dash automotive accessories |
US6023273A (en) * | 1998-03-30 | 2000-02-08 | International Business Machines Corporation | User interface with repeating interactive background elements |
US6243145B1 (en) * | 1998-05-01 | 2001-06-05 | Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | Method and apparatus for browsing television channel information by category |
US6530083B1 (en) * | 1998-06-19 | 2003-03-04 | Gateway, Inc | System for personalized settings |
US6763522B1 (en) * | 1998-06-30 | 2004-07-13 | Sony Corporation | System and method for a digital television electronic program guide |
US7865832B2 (en) * | 1999-07-26 | 2011-01-04 | Sony Corporation | Extended elements and mechanisms for displaying a rich graphical user interface in panel subunit |
US6615293B1 (en) * | 1998-07-01 | 2003-09-02 | Sony Corporation | Method and system for providing an exact image transfer and a root panel list within the panel subunit graphical user interface mechanism |
US7559039B2 (en) * | 1998-07-14 | 2009-07-07 | Brad Ridgley | Method and device for finding, collecting and acting upon units of information |
US7831930B2 (en) * | 2001-11-20 | 2010-11-09 | Universal Electronics Inc. | System and method for displaying a user interface for a remote control application |
US6678891B1 (en) * | 1998-11-19 | 2004-01-13 | Prasara Technologies, Inc. | Navigational user interface for interactive television |
WO2000033572A1 (en) * | 1998-11-30 | 2000-06-08 | Sony Corporation | Information providing device and method |
WO2000033571A1 (en) * | 1998-11-30 | 2000-06-08 | Sony Corporation | Information providing device and method |
JP4228542B2 (en) * | 1998-11-30 | 2009-02-25 | ソニー株式会社 | Information providing apparatus and information providing method |
EP1197075A1 (en) * | 1999-06-28 | 2002-04-17 | United Video Properties, Inc. | Interactive television program guide system and method with niche hubs |
US6611958B1 (en) * | 1999-08-06 | 2003-08-26 | Sony Corporation | Electronic program guide feature for AV system |
US6499015B2 (en) * | 1999-08-12 | 2002-12-24 | International Business Machines Corporation | Voice interaction method for a computer graphical user interface |
JP2001069580A (en) * | 1999-08-31 | 2001-03-16 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Av unit controlling device |
CA2387079C (en) * | 1999-10-19 | 2011-10-18 | Sony Electronics Inc. | Natural language interface control system |
US6397186B1 (en) * | 1999-12-22 | 2002-05-28 | Ambush Interactive, Inc. | Hands-free, voice-operated remote control transmitter |
US8413185B2 (en) * | 2000-02-01 | 2013-04-02 | United Video Properties, Inc. | Interactive television application with navigable cells and regions |
US6857128B1 (en) * | 2000-02-14 | 2005-02-15 | Sharp Laboratories Of America | Electronic programming guide browsing system |
US7013323B1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2006-03-14 | Cyveillance, Inc. | System and method for developing and interpreting e-commerce metrics by utilizing a list of rules wherein each rule contain at least one of entity-specific criteria |
AU2001272009A1 (en) * | 2000-06-16 | 2001-12-24 | Healthetech, Inc. | Speech recognition capability for a personal digital assistant |
US20060064716A1 (en) * | 2000-07-24 | 2006-03-23 | Vivcom, Inc. | Techniques for navigating multiple video streams |
US8490134B2 (en) * | 2000-08-14 | 2013-07-16 | Cumnor Technologies Llc | Displaying advertising in an electronic program guide |
FR2814829B1 (en) | 2000-09-29 | 2003-08-15 | Vivendi Net | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING CONSULTATIONS OF DATA SETS BY A PLURALITY OF CLIENTS |
JP4240807B2 (en) * | 2000-12-25 | 2009-03-18 | 日本電気株式会社 | Mobile communication terminal device, voice recognition method, and recording medium recording the program |
US7203952B2 (en) * | 2001-03-27 | 2007-04-10 | Digeo, Inc. | Passive program completion status indicator for an electronic program guide |
GB0108355D0 (en) * | 2001-04-03 | 2001-05-23 | Gemstar Dev Ltd | Retrospective electronic program guide |
US20030088639A1 (en) * | 2001-04-10 | 2003-05-08 | Lentini Russell P. | Method and an apparatus for transforming content from one markup to another markup language non-intrusively using a server load balancer and a reverse proxy transcoding engine |
JP2002352563A (en) * | 2001-05-25 | 2002-12-06 | Toshiba Corp | Recording device, data management system and data management method |
US7873972B2 (en) * | 2001-06-01 | 2011-01-18 | Jlb Ventures Llc | Method and apparatus for generating a mosaic style electronic program guide |
US7512964B2 (en) * | 2001-06-29 | 2009-03-31 | Cisco Technology | System and method for archiving multiple downloaded recordable media content |
US7369997B2 (en) * | 2001-08-01 | 2008-05-06 | Microsoft Corporation | Controlling speech recognition functionality in a computing device |
US7107532B1 (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2006-09-12 | Digeo, Inc. | System and method for focused navigation within a user interface |
AU2002324833A1 (en) | 2001-08-29 | 2003-03-18 | Digeo, Inc. | System and method for capturing video frames for focused navigation within a user interface |
MY141150A (en) * | 2001-11-02 | 2010-03-15 | Panasonic Corp | Channel selecting apparatus utilizing speech recognition, and controling method thereof |
KR100438838B1 (en) * | 2002-01-29 | 2004-07-05 | 삼성전자주식회사 | A voice command interpreter with dialogue focus tracking function and method thereof |
US6999931B2 (en) * | 2002-02-01 | 2006-02-14 | Intel Corporation | Spoken dialog system using a best-fit language model and best-fit grammar |
US7293275B1 (en) * | 2002-02-08 | 2007-11-06 | Microsoft Corporation | Enhanced video content information associated with video programs |
US7340677B2 (en) * | 2002-03-26 | 2008-03-04 | Intel Corporation | Methods and apparatuses of presenting categorical programs in progressive levels of content details |
JP4109902B2 (en) * | 2002-05-27 | 2008-07-02 | キヤノン株式会社 | Display device |
US20030236582A1 (en) * | 2002-06-25 | 2003-12-25 | Lee Zamir | Selection of items based on user reactions |
JP3724461B2 (en) * | 2002-07-25 | 2005-12-07 | 株式会社デンソー | Voice control device |
US7519534B2 (en) * | 2002-10-31 | 2009-04-14 | Agiletv Corporation | Speech controlled access to content on a presentation medium |
US7434169B2 (en) * | 2002-11-25 | 2008-10-07 | Aol Llc, A Delaware Limited Liability Company | Facilitating communications between computer users across a network |
EP1574060A1 (en) * | 2002-12-10 | 2005-09-14 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Graded access to profile spaces |
US9756349B2 (en) * | 2002-12-10 | 2017-09-05 | Sony Interactive Entertainment America Llc | User interface, system and method for controlling a video stream |
ATE386318T1 (en) * | 2003-03-01 | 2008-03-15 | Robert E Coifman | IMPROVING THE TRANSCRIPTION ACCURACY OF VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE |
US8601396B2 (en) * | 2003-05-08 | 2013-12-03 | Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. | Systems and methods for node tracking and notification in a control framework including a zoomable graphical user interface |
US7661075B2 (en) * | 2003-05-21 | 2010-02-09 | Nokia Corporation | User interface display for set-top box device |
US20040268403A1 (en) * | 2003-06-26 | 2004-12-30 | Microsoft Corporation | Context-sensitive television tags |
US7164410B2 (en) * | 2003-07-28 | 2007-01-16 | Sig G. Kupka | Manipulating an on-screen object using zones surrounding the object |
US20050039134A1 (en) | 2003-08-11 | 2005-02-17 | Sony Corporation | System and method for effectively implementing a dynamic user interface in an electronic network |
US8347333B1 (en) * | 2003-08-13 | 2013-01-01 | The Directv Group, Inc. | Modified electronic program guide |
DE10337823A1 (en) * | 2003-08-18 | 2005-03-17 | Siemens Ag | Voice control of audio and video equipment |
US20050050022A1 (en) * | 2003-08-29 | 2005-03-03 | Derek Dukes | System and method for searching content using a multimedia interface |
US20050097601A1 (en) | 2003-10-31 | 2005-05-05 | Daniel Danker | Quick EPG navigation |
KR100600522B1 (en) * | 2003-12-16 | 2006-07-13 | 에스케이 주식회사 | Quality of service ensuring call routing system using agents and automatic speech reconition enging and method thereof |
US20050160461A1 (en) * | 2004-01-21 | 2005-07-21 | United Video Properties, Inc. | Interactive television program guide systems with digital video recording support |
US7542050B2 (en) * | 2004-03-03 | 2009-06-02 | Virtual Iris Studios, Inc. | System for delivering and enabling interactivity with images |
US20050240963A1 (en) * | 2004-04-21 | 2005-10-27 | Showtime Networks, Inc. | Interactive gateway |
WO2005109908A2 (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2005-11-17 | Vulcan Inc. | Maintaining a graphical user interface state that is based on a selected piece of content |
WO2005109904A2 (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2005-11-17 | Vulcan, Inc. | Maintaining a graphical user interface state that is based on a selected type of content |
US20060041926A1 (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2006-02-23 | Vulcan Inc. | Voice control of multimedia content |
US7681141B2 (en) | 2004-05-11 | 2010-03-16 | Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. | Fast scrolling in a graphical user interface |
EP1769318B1 (en) * | 2004-06-03 | 2015-12-23 | Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. | Client-Server Architectures and Methods for a Zoomable User Interface |
JP3871684B2 (en) * | 2004-06-18 | 2007-01-24 | 株式会社ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント | Content playback apparatus and menu screen display method |
JP4366592B2 (en) * | 2004-07-12 | 2009-11-18 | ソニー株式会社 | Electronic device, display control method for electronic device, and program for graphical user interface |
US7873622B1 (en) | 2004-09-02 | 2011-01-18 | A9.Com, Inc. | Multi-column search results interface |
US7742923B2 (en) * | 2004-09-24 | 2010-06-22 | Microsoft Corporation | Graphic user interface schemes for supporting speech recognition input systems |
KR100679042B1 (en) * | 2004-10-27 | 2007-02-06 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Method and apparatus for speech recognition, and navigation system using for the same |
US8606516B2 (en) * | 2004-11-30 | 2013-12-10 | Dash Navigation, Inc. | User interface system and method for a vehicle navigation device |
US7480701B2 (en) * | 2004-12-15 | 2009-01-20 | Microsoft Corporation | Mixed-media service collections for multimedia platforms |
JP4204541B2 (en) * | 2004-12-24 | 2009-01-07 | 株式会社東芝 | Interactive robot, interactive robot speech recognition method, and interactive robot speech recognition program |
US7437297B2 (en) * | 2005-01-27 | 2008-10-14 | International Business Machines Corporation | Systems and methods for predicting consequences of misinterpretation of user commands in automated systems |
TW200704183A (en) * | 2005-01-27 | 2007-01-16 | Matrix Tv | Dynamic mosaic extended electronic programming guide for television program selection and display |
KR20080003788A (en) * | 2005-02-14 | 2008-01-08 | 힐크레스트 래보래토리스, 인크. | Methods and systems for enhancing television applications using 3d pointing |
US7512898B2 (en) * | 2005-04-07 | 2009-03-31 | Microsoft Corporation | User interface with multi-state menu |
JP4533791B2 (en) * | 2005-04-19 | 2010-09-01 | 株式会社日立製作所 | Information browsing device |
US20080052742A1 (en) | 2005-04-26 | 2008-02-28 | Slide, Inc. | Method and apparatus for presenting media content |
US20060271867A1 (en) * | 2005-05-27 | 2006-11-30 | Wang Kong Q | Mobile communications terminal and method therefore |
US8666928B2 (en) * | 2005-08-01 | 2014-03-04 | Evi Technologies Limited | Knowledge repository |
US8719034B2 (en) * | 2005-09-13 | 2014-05-06 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Displaying speech command input state information in a multimodal browser |
JP4702743B2 (en) * | 2005-09-13 | 2011-06-15 | 株式会社ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント | Content display control apparatus and content display control method |
JP2007142840A (en) * | 2005-11-18 | 2007-06-07 | Canon Inc | Information processing apparatus and information processing method |
US7930419B2 (en) * | 2005-12-04 | 2011-04-19 | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | System and method for delivering video and audio content over a network |
US20100153885A1 (en) * | 2005-12-29 | 2010-06-17 | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Systems and methods for interacting with advanced displays provided by an interactive media guidance application |
US7696998B2 (en) | 2006-02-21 | 2010-04-13 | Chrysler Group Llc | Pen-based 3D drawing system with 3D orthographic plane or orthographic ruled surface drawing |
US7953730B1 (en) | 2006-03-02 | 2011-05-31 | A9.Com, Inc. | System and method for presenting a search history |
US20070266177A1 (en) * | 2006-03-08 | 2007-11-15 | David Vismans | Communication device with indirect command distribution |
KR100775176B1 (en) * | 2006-03-10 | 2007-11-12 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Thumbnail recording method for providing information of video data and terminal using the same |
JP4997796B2 (en) * | 2006-03-13 | 2012-08-08 | 株式会社デンソー | Voice recognition device and navigation system |
US7668867B2 (en) * | 2006-03-17 | 2010-02-23 | Microsoft Corporation | Array-based discovery of media items |
US8301448B2 (en) * | 2006-03-29 | 2012-10-30 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | System and method for applying dynamic contextual grammars and language models to improve automatic speech recognition accuracy |
US8054294B2 (en) * | 2006-03-31 | 2011-11-08 | Sony Corporation | Touch screen remote control system for use in controlling one or more devices |
US20080010118A1 (en) * | 2006-06-14 | 2008-01-10 | Microsoft Corporation | Managing content downloads to retain user attention |
US7949536B2 (en) * | 2006-08-31 | 2011-05-24 | Microsoft Corporation | Intelligent speech recognition of incomplete phrases |
US8564543B2 (en) * | 2006-09-11 | 2013-10-22 | Apple Inc. | Media player with imaged based browsing |
DE102006043373A1 (en) | 2006-09-15 | 2008-03-27 | Trw Automotive Electronics & Components Gmbh & Co. Kg | Pipe system, pipe with sealing element and method for producing an assembly of a pipe and a sealing element |
US20080127254A1 (en) * | 2006-09-22 | 2008-05-29 | Satoshi Nakajima | Subscriber based tv operation |
US7552113B2 (en) * | 2006-11-16 | 2009-06-23 | Roe Robert D | System and method for managing search results and delivering advertising and enhanced effectiveness |
US8205230B2 (en) * | 2006-12-29 | 2012-06-19 | Google Inc. | System and method for displaying and searching multimedia events scheduling information |
US20110055713A1 (en) * | 2007-06-25 | 2011-03-03 | Robert Lee Gruenewald | Interactive delivery of editoral content |
EP2172019B1 (en) * | 2007-07-30 | 2012-10-10 | NDS Limited | Providing information about video content |
US8219936B2 (en) | 2007-08-30 | 2012-07-10 | Lg Electronics Inc. | User interface for a mobile device using a user's gesture in the proximity of an electronic device |
US7797713B2 (en) * | 2007-09-05 | 2010-09-14 | Sony Corporation | GUI with dynamic thumbnail grid navigation for internet TV |
EP2201761B1 (en) | 2007-09-24 | 2013-11-20 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Enhanced interface for voice and video communications |
US8000972B2 (en) * | 2007-10-26 | 2011-08-16 | Sony Corporation | Remote controller with speech recognition |
CN101925915B (en) * | 2007-11-21 | 2016-06-22 | 高通股份有限公司 | Equipment accesses and controls |
CN103369391B (en) * | 2007-11-21 | 2016-12-28 | 高通股份有限公司 | The method and system of electronic equipment is controlled based on media preferences |
US20090158214A1 (en) * | 2007-12-13 | 2009-06-18 | Nokia Corporation | System, Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Presentation of Content Items of a Media Collection |
US8365235B2 (en) * | 2007-12-18 | 2013-01-29 | Netflix, Inc. | Trick play of streaming media |
US8327272B2 (en) | 2008-01-06 | 2012-12-04 | Apple Inc. | Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for viewing and managing electronic calendars |
US20090182562A1 (en) * | 2008-01-14 | 2009-07-16 | Garmin Ltd. | Dynamic user interface for automated speech recognition |
US8151215B2 (en) * | 2008-02-07 | 2012-04-03 | Sony Corporation | Favorite GUI for TV |
US7975243B2 (en) * | 2008-02-25 | 2011-07-05 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | System and method for television control using hand gestures |
US8634796B2 (en) * | 2008-03-14 | 2014-01-21 | William J. Johnson | System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed location applications |
US20090249394A1 (en) * | 2008-03-28 | 2009-10-01 | Microsoft Corporation | Mini epg interface for on-demand and other content data |
KR101398478B1 (en) * | 2008-04-10 | 2014-05-26 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Mobile terminal using variable menu icon and control method thereof |
JP5151644B2 (en) | 2008-04-16 | 2013-02-27 | ソニー株式会社 | Remote control system and remote control signal processing method |
US8667526B2 (en) * | 2008-06-09 | 2014-03-04 | Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. | Providing content related to an item in an interactive data scroll |
US20090307741A1 (en) * | 2008-06-09 | 2009-12-10 | Echostar Technologies L.L.C. | Methods and apparatus for dividing an audio/video stream into multiple segments using text data |
US8566717B2 (en) | 2008-06-24 | 2013-10-22 | Microsoft Corporation | Rendering teaching animations on a user-interface display |
US20100001960A1 (en) * | 2008-07-02 | 2010-01-07 | Sling Media, Inc. | Systems and methods for gestural interaction with user interface objects |
US8239359B2 (en) * | 2008-09-23 | 2012-08-07 | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | System and method for visual search in a video media player |
US20100162314A1 (en) * | 2008-12-23 | 2010-06-24 | Meare David P | Enhanced electronic program guides, systems and methods |
US9152300B2 (en) * | 2008-12-31 | 2015-10-06 | Tivo Inc. | Methods and techniques for adaptive search |
US8219927B2 (en) * | 2009-01-06 | 2012-07-10 | Microsoft Corporation | Revealing of truncated content on scrollable grid |
US8607268B2 (en) | 2009-01-15 | 2013-12-10 | Microsoft Corporation | Categorized electronic program guide |
US8798311B2 (en) * | 2009-01-23 | 2014-08-05 | Eldon Technology Limited | Scrolling display of electronic program guide utilizing images of user lip movements |
US8370736B2 (en) * | 2009-03-16 | 2013-02-05 | Apple Inc. | Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a multifunction device with a touch screen display |
US8667549B2 (en) | 2009-04-28 | 2014-03-04 | Microsoft Corporation | Personal video recorder E-mail alerts and status |
US9237296B2 (en) * | 2009-06-01 | 2016-01-12 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Image display apparatus and operating method thereof |
US9141705B2 (en) * | 2009-06-15 | 2015-09-22 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Method and system for search string entry and refinement on a mobile device |
US20100325665A1 (en) * | 2009-06-17 | 2010-12-23 | Eldon Technology Limited | Automatic Web Searches Based on EPG |
US11012732B2 (en) * | 2009-06-25 | 2021-05-18 | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | Voice enabled media presentation systems and methods |
US9046967B2 (en) | 2009-07-02 | 2015-06-02 | Uusi, Llc | Vehicle accessory control interface having capactive touch switches |
US8638315B2 (en) | 2009-07-13 | 2014-01-28 | Cherif Atia Algreatly | Virtual touch screen system |
US8330584B1 (en) | 2009-07-16 | 2012-12-11 | John Pfanstiehl | Remote control with lockable keys |
WO2011011454A1 (en) * | 2009-07-21 | 2011-01-27 | Zoll Medical Corporation | Systems and methods for collection, organization and display of ems information |
TW201104495A (en) * | 2009-07-22 | 2011-02-01 | Novatek Microelectronics Corp | Remote control device for a multimedia device and related multimedia system |
US8239129B2 (en) | 2009-07-27 | 2012-08-07 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Method and system for improving speech recognition accuracy by use of geographic information |
US20110047461A1 (en) | 2009-08-21 | 2011-02-24 | Bargmann Jeffrey M | System and Method for Desktop Management |
GB2474229A (en) | 2009-09-25 | 2011-04-13 | Sony Europ | An electronic program guide (epg) |
US20110074830A1 (en) | 2009-09-25 | 2011-03-31 | Peter William Rapp | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface Using Mid-Drag Gestures |
US20110078603A1 (en) * | 2009-09-29 | 2011-03-31 | George Paulose Koomullil | Method and system of providing search results for a query |
KR20110037298A (en) * | 2009-10-06 | 2011-04-13 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Edit method of list and portable device using the same |
US8593576B2 (en) | 2009-10-15 | 2013-11-26 | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Gesture-based remote control |
US20110093890A1 (en) | 2009-10-21 | 2011-04-21 | John Araki | User control interface for interactive digital television |
US8225350B2 (en) * | 2009-10-27 | 2012-07-17 | Sony Corporation | Remote commander injecting new user interface (UI) into legacy controlled device to permit legacy controlled device to work with new remote commander |
US9241194B2 (en) * | 2009-10-28 | 2016-01-19 | Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. | Multi-view of media content |
US8780276B2 (en) * | 2009-10-30 | 2014-07-15 | Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc | Methods and apparatus for providing access to program channels |
KR20110052863A (en) | 2009-11-13 | 2011-05-19 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Mobile device and method for generating control signal thereof |
US9128602B2 (en) | 2009-11-25 | 2015-09-08 | Yahoo! Inc. | Gallery application for content viewing |
KR101655807B1 (en) * | 2009-12-17 | 2016-09-08 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Apparatus for displaying image and method for operating the same |
US8438504B2 (en) * | 2010-01-06 | 2013-05-07 | Apple Inc. | Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating through multiple viewing areas |
US8510775B2 (en) * | 2010-01-08 | 2013-08-13 | Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc | System and method for providing enhanced entertainment data on a set top box |
US8413187B1 (en) * | 2010-02-06 | 2013-04-02 | Frontier Communications Corporation | Method and system to request audiovisual content items matched to programs identified in a program grid |
US8893022B2 (en) | 2010-04-01 | 2014-11-18 | Microsoft Corporation | Interactive and shared viewing experience |
KR101668240B1 (en) * | 2010-04-19 | 2016-10-21 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Mobile terminal and operation control method thereof |
US20110289067A1 (en) * | 2010-05-18 | 2011-11-24 | Rovi Technologies Corporation | User interface for content browsing and selection in a search portal of a content system |
WO2011146276A2 (en) * | 2010-05-19 | 2011-11-24 | Google Inc. | Television related searching |
US8392411B2 (en) * | 2010-05-20 | 2013-03-05 | Google Inc. | Automatic routing of search results |
US8473289B2 (en) * | 2010-08-06 | 2013-06-25 | Google Inc. | Disambiguating input based on context |
JP5819965B2 (en) * | 2010-08-27 | 2015-11-24 | インテル・コーポレーション | System and apparatus |
US9398339B2 (en) * | 2010-09-01 | 2016-07-19 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Image display apparatus and method for operating the same |
US20120062471A1 (en) | 2010-09-13 | 2012-03-15 | Philip Poulidis | Handheld device with gesture-based video interaction and methods for use therewith |
US20120078954A1 (en) * | 2010-09-24 | 2012-03-29 | Rovi Technologies Corporation | Browsing hierarchies with sponsored recommendations |
US20120117601A1 (en) * | 2010-11-09 | 2012-05-10 | Sony Corporation | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US9042713B2 (en) | 2010-11-13 | 2015-05-26 | Super Booths Inc. | System and method for storing images captured from a booth |
KR101730422B1 (en) * | 2010-11-15 | 2017-04-26 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Image display apparatus and method for operating the same |
US9111138B2 (en) | 2010-11-30 | 2015-08-18 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | System and method for gesture interface control |
US20120159327A1 (en) | 2010-12-16 | 2012-06-21 | Microsoft Corporation | Real-time interaction with entertainment content |
US8526686B2 (en) * | 2010-12-24 | 2013-09-03 | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) | Dynamic profile creation in response to facial recognition |
WO2012088443A1 (en) | 2010-12-24 | 2012-06-28 | Kevadiya, Inc. | System and method for automated capture and compaction of instructional performances |
US9262005B2 (en) | 2011-01-05 | 2016-02-16 | Autodesk, Inc. | Multi-touch integrated desktop environment |
US9430128B2 (en) | 2011-01-06 | 2016-08-30 | Tivo, Inc. | Method and apparatus for controls based on concurrent gestures |
US20120179967A1 (en) | 2011-01-06 | 2012-07-12 | Tivo Inc. | Method and Apparatus for Gesture-Based Controls |
US8291349B1 (en) * | 2011-01-19 | 2012-10-16 | Google Inc. | Gesture-based metadata display |
WO2012100202A1 (en) | 2011-01-22 | 2012-07-26 | Filippo Costanzo | Dynamic 2d and 3d gestural interfaces for audio video players capable of uninterrupted continuity of fruition of audio video feeds |
US8990689B2 (en) | 2011-02-03 | 2015-03-24 | Sony Corporation | Training for substituting touch gestures for GUI or hardware keys to control audio video play |
US20120260167A1 (en) * | 2011-04-07 | 2012-10-11 | Sony Corporation | User interface for audio video display device such as tv |
US8782704B2 (en) * | 2011-05-03 | 2014-07-15 | Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. | Program guide interface systems and methods |
JP5695972B2 (en) * | 2011-05-20 | 2015-04-08 | 日立マクセル株式会社 | Content receiver and content information output method |
US8615776B2 (en) * | 2011-06-03 | 2013-12-24 | Sony Corporation | Video searching using TV and user interface therefor |
TW201338505A (en) * | 2012-03-01 | 2013-09-16 | Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd | Television and controlling method |
-
2011
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,569 patent/US20120260167A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,673 patent/US20120260284A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,542 patent/US20120260287A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,729 patent/US8497942B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,605 patent/US8819555B2/en active Active
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,516 patent/US8972267B2/en active Active
- 2011-06-08 US US13/155,642 patent/US20120260290A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-06-20 US US13/163,923 patent/US8504939B2/en active Active
- 2011-06-20 US US13/163,997 patent/US8499320B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2011-07-16 US US13/184,525 patent/US20120260173A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-07-16 US US13/184,522 patent/US20120260171A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-07-16 US US13/184,523 patent/US20120260293A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2011-07-20 US US13/186,806 patent/US8595765B2/en active Active
- 2011-07-22 US US13/188,646 patent/US8607159B2/en active Active
-
2012
- 2012-02-15 CN CN2012100361424A patent/CN102740151A/en active Pending
-
2013
- 2013-06-26 US US13/927,183 patent/US8793613B2/en active Active
- 2013-08-07 US US13/961,113 patent/US8908097B2/en active Active
-
2014
- 2014-07-04 US US14/324,118 patent/US9955102B2/en active Active
-
2017
- 2017-12-01 US US15/829,599 patent/US10674107B2/en active Active
-
2020
- 2020-04-24 US US16/858,449 patent/US11252462B2/en active Active
-
2021
- 2021-03-31 US US17/218,786 patent/US20210258629A1/en active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20090232354A1 (en) * | 2008-03-11 | 2009-09-17 | Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab | Advertisement insertion systems and methods for digital cameras based on object recognition |
US20110022477A1 (en) * | 2009-07-24 | 2011-01-27 | Microsoft Corporation | Behavior-based user detection |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US8813108B2 (en) * | 2011-11-23 | 2014-08-19 | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp | Apparatus and method for providing preferred media programming |
US20130147686A1 (en) * | 2011-12-12 | 2013-06-13 | John Clavin | Connecting Head Mounted Displays To External Displays And Other Communication Networks |
US20150296166A1 (en) * | 2013-06-06 | 2015-10-15 | Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. | Setting method of display mode and display mode configuring system |
US20150346987A1 (en) * | 2014-05-30 | 2015-12-03 | Pixtronix, Inc. | Display mode selection according to a user profile or a hierarchy of criteria |
US9524092B2 (en) * | 2014-05-30 | 2016-12-20 | Snaptrack, Inc. | Display mode selection according to a user profile or a hierarchy of criteria |
JP2017526944A (en) * | 2014-05-30 | 2017-09-14 | スナップトラック・インコーポレーテッド | Display mode selection by user profile or criteria hierarchy |
US11907011B2 (en) | 2018-04-09 | 2024-02-20 | Lg Electronics, Inc. | Display device |
Also Published As
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US20120260287A1 (en) | Personalized user interface for audio video display device such as tv | |
US9137476B2 (en) | User-defined home screen for ultra high definition (UHD) TV | |
US9148687B2 (en) | Passing control of gesture-controlled apparatus from person to person | |
US20120117601A1 (en) | User interface for audio video display device such as tv | |
US20130127754A1 (en) | Display apparatus and control method thereof | |
US10097876B2 (en) | Apparatus and method for providing media services | |
US20150256875A1 (en) | Display device and operating method thereof | |
US20150135218A1 (en) | Display apparatus and method of controlling the same | |
US20210345014A1 (en) | Display device and operating method thereof | |
KR20230166331A (en) | Image device and method for controlling the same |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: SONY CORPORATION, JAPAN Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:YEH, SABRINA TAI-CHEN;FRIEDLANDER, STEVEN;YOUNG, DAVID;REEL/FRAME:026407/0889 Effective date: 20110607 |
|
STCB | Information on status: application discontinuation |
Free format text: ABANDONED -- AFTER EXAMINER'S ANSWER OR BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION |